Just days before the start of the fall semester, Florida International University President Jeanette Núñez , the former lieutenant governor of Florida, invited CBS News Miami to campus for a one-on-one conversation about the school's future and her new role.

"An exciting time"

"So are you ready? For the fall semester I'm sure it's kind of like your first day of school as well?" Rodriguez asked Núñez.

"I should take my traditional first day of school picture, which is what we do with our kids and they roll their eyes at us, but it's an exciting time. There's a lot of buzz; you can feel the energy on campus," Núñez said.

Núñez said the university is preparing to welcome its largest and most distinguished freshman class ever. She reflected on how the school has grown from a small comm

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